Ordnance Technician

NASC • Lexington Park, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

NASC is seeking an Ordnance Technician to support the NAWCAD Sonobuoy Facility and Acoustics Systems Division at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. This position will require an active security clearance. The selected candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to: Thorough working knowledge of ashore explosives safety regulations, policies, instructions and directives, and knowledge of maintaining weapon facilities Explosives Safety compliance as well as participation in associated inspections and technical assist visits. The position requires familiarity with publications, directives, and instructions including NAVSEA OP-5, Volume 1, Ammunition and Explosives Safety Ashore; OPNAVINST 5530.13 series, Department of the Navy Physical Security Instruction for Conventional Arms, Ammunition and Explosives (AA&E); OPNAVINST 5585.2 series, OPNAVINST 8023.24 series (Navy Personnel Ammunition and Explosives Handling Qualification and Certification Program). The position also requires expert knowledge of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft stores loading and maintenance, as well as experience using the Electronic Function Select features (EFS) on sonobuoys.

Requirements

• Active security clearance.
• Thorough working knowledge of ashore explosives safety regulations, policies, instructions and directives.
• Knowledge of maintaining weapon facilities Explosives Safety compliance.
• Familiarity with NAVSEA OP-5, Volume 1, Ammunition and Explosives Safety Ashore.
• Familiarity with OPNAVINST 5530.13 series, Department of the Navy Physical Security Instruction for Conventional Arms, Ammunition and Explosives (AA&E).
• Familiarity with OPNAVINST 5585.2 series.
• Familiarity with OPNAVINST 8023.24 series (Navy Personnel Ammunition and Explosives Handling Qualification and Certification Program).
• Expert knowledge of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft stores loading and maintenance.
• Experience using the Electronic Function Select features (EFS) on sonobuoys.
• Minimum 6 years performing the foregoing functions.
• Including 2 years’ experience as Team Leader or Supervisor managing other technical personnel performing the foregoing functions.
• Additionally, minimum 6 years’ experience working as an Ordnanceman.
• Proficient with the US Navy’s Ordnance Inventory System (OIS) and associated Receipts, Expenditures, Shipments, Issues, Notice Ammunition Reclassification (NAR) and Condition code changes.
• Proficient with All Weapon Inventory System (AWIS).
• Proficient in submitting Conventional Ordinance Discrepancy reports (CODR) to the Product Data Reporting and Evaluation Program (PREP) manager.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Air ASW test and evaluation.
• Sonobuoy logistics experience.
• Experience operating a forklift.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety, security, and accountability of Navy Airborne ASW ordnance.
• Safe receipt, storage, transport, inventory, refurbishment, repair, demilitarization, and destruction of Airborne ASW ordnance.
• Maintenance, security, and sustainment of operations of ordnance storage facilities.
• Reviews, analyzes, develops, prepares and applies engineering, technical or maintenance specifications, policies, standards or procedures related to ordnance systems.
• Organizes, analyses, and prepares reports or presentations of technical data and information.
• Perform test and evaluations of systems equipment or components, compiles, processes, reduces or analyzes test data and results.

Benefits

• Compensation is based on factors such as experience, qualifications and contract-specific requirements. Final compensation will be determined by individual qualifications and contract terms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED